YR. E. SAUNDERS ON SOME JAPANESE BUPRESTTDB. 609 outside, about 7 inches ; diameter of cavity about 3 inches, with a depth of 2 inches. -When the young emerge from the shell, they have a covering of dark brown. We think the eye of the Piopio gleams with intelligence ; perhaps this notion is conveyed by its narrow but light pale yellow iris ; the tongue is pointed, furnished on the inferior sidz with a strong muscular process of almost horn-like consistence. Both skin and flesh are dark ; but the flavour of the bird is not at all bad; it makes a savoury broil for those who bring the proper sauce; when not so pro- vided, they do wanton mischief that kill a bird so harmless and interesting. We noticed the Thrush flying from the top of a tree after insects, Flycatcher-fashion, in the glow of a hot afternoon. Ohinatahi Europ9 &C. ............ ............ 8 74 2 .$ l9 - 65, 7 13 - Descriptions of Buprestidm collected in Japan by GEORQE [Read February 20, 1873.1 THE following species of Buprestidre form part of the large col- lection of insects made by Mr. George Lewis in Japan. The fauna of that island is so peculiar, that I thought a Table showing the distribution of its genera in other countries would be useful. Such a Table is almost necessarily drawn up from the described species only ; but I think that, with the notes I have given, a fairly true idea may be obtained. LEWIS, Esq. By EDWARD SAUNDERS, F.L.S. . America. 9 25 IkJ 2 - 9 5 ...... ............ ............ 162t ...... ...... ............ Japan. China. l i Chrysochroa ...... Chrysodema ...... Buprestis ......... Antbaxia ......... Clirysobothris ... Ptosima ............ Corcebua. .......... Sambuu ............ Cryptodactylus ... Agrilus ............ Cylindromorphus Trachys ............ Paratrachye ...... Chalcophora ...... 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 - ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 1 ...... ...... 1* 1 ...... ____ Philip- pines. 2 6 ...... ...... ...... ...... 1 1 ...... ...... 1 ...... ...... ...... India, slea, an tralia. AUS- 30 24 1 4 11 5 49 1 19 12 3 in, 46 - - - - ...... - 0 Africa. 1 ...... ...... 1 10 8 ...... ...... 1 32 13 ...... ...... ...... * An undewribed species. t About as many again still undescribed. LINN. .TOURN.-ZOOLOQP, VOL. XI. 37
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outside, about 7 inches ; diameter of cavity about 3 inches, with a depth of 2 inches. -When the young emerge from the shell, they have a covering of dark brown. W e think the eye of the Piopio gleams with intelligence ; perhaps this notion is conveyed by its narrow but light pale yellow iris ; the tongue is pointed, furnished on the inferior sidz with a strong muscular process of almost horn-like consistence. Both skin and flesh are dark ; but the flavour of the bird is not at all bad; it makes a savoury broil for those who bring the proper sauce; when not so pro- vided, they do wanton mischief that kill a bird so harmless and interesting.
We noticed the Thrush flying from the top of a tree after insects, Flycatcher-fashion, in the glow of a hot afternoon.
Ohinatahi
Europ9 &C.
............
............ 8
74
2 .$
l9 -
65, 7 13
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Descriptions of Buprestidm collected in Japan by GEORQE
[Read February 20, 1873.1
THE following species of Buprestidre form part of the large col- lection of insects made by Mr. George Lewis in Japan. The fauna of that island is so peculiar, that I thought a Table showing the distribution of its genera in other countries would be useful. Such a Table is almost necessarily drawn up from the described species only ; but I think that, with the notes I have given, a fairly true idea may be obtained.
...... * An undewribed species. t About as many again still undescribed.
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The underlined figures indicate the country Those species the Japanese forms most closely resemble. Thus in Chrysochroa the species found in Japan is allied to the Indian and Chinese species. I n Aaqrilzcs 5 species are of European facies and 6 of Indian.
It appears that 13 out of the 14 genera exist also in India, 7 in Africa, 9 in Europe, 6 in America, 5 in the Philippines, and 4 in China.
I n all, I have described 341 new species, for one of which I have created a new genus, “Paratrachys.” The species previously characterizd are merely noted for the sake of making the list of the collection complete.
CHRYSOCHROA FULGIDISSIMA, Schoen., Syn. Ins. iii. p. 229. Several specimens.
CAALCOPIIORA QUERCETI, E . S. Cnpite cnpreo, rngoso. Thoracc ru- goso-punctato, cupreo, tribus lineis lacvibus olivaceis, quarum dorsali angnstissime canaliculata. Elytris viridi-cupreis, utrinqne quadrico- statis, maculis plurimis parvis albo-tomentosis ornatis. Subtus viridi- cuprea, pnnctata.
Thorax with its sides slightly rounded j base straight. Surface coppery and rugose, with three smooth rather wide longitudinal lines of an olive-green colour, the dorsal one of which is finely snlcate. Elytra coppery, with greenish reflections, each with four raised lines, and covered with nnmerous small punctured fovere, many of which are filled with white piibesccnce ; sides denticnlatc posteriorly. Beneath and legs coppery, covered with short white hairs.
Head coppery, rugose, excavated between the eyes.
Length 10 lines. Hab. On the oak. N.B. Should follow arnabilis, Vollen.
CHALCOPIIORA JAPONICA, Gory, Mon. Suppl. p. 81, pl. xiv. fig. 77. Several specimens.
CHRYSODEMA LEWISII, E. S. Capite obscure viricli, excavato. Tho- race cyaneo, aurco piinctato, linea dorsali elevata lrevi, lateribus in- auratis, subrugosis, longitudinaliter impressis. Elytris cyaneis, aurco- punctatis ct subrugosis, sntura viridi, lateribus utrinqne linea im- pressa aurea ornatis, marginibns postice denticulatis. Subtus viridi- aurea.
H -ad punctnred, green on the vertex, cyaneous and excavated between the eyes. Antennze cyaneous black, basal joint punctured with green. Thorax cyancous, covered with golden green punctures on the disk ; dorsal line raised and smooth ; sidcs each with an impressed
Breadth 3a lines.
BUPRESTIDB COLLECTED IN JAPAN. 511
longimdinal line, which is closely and rugosely punctured ; the punc- tures golden ; base and front margin straight; sides very slightly rounded. Elytra cyaneous on their raised parts, covered with lines of golden punctures (three ar four punctures generally forming each de- pression); each elytron has two slightly raised cyaneous lines on its disk. Sides each with a golden fovea extending from the shoulder to the apex; between this and the margin is a well-marked cyaneous costa. Suture green. Posterior margins denticulate j apex pointed. Beneath and legs green-punctured.
The underside and marginal fovese are covered with yellow powdery pu. bescence.
Length 10 lines. Nab. On the oak. One specimen. BUPRESTIS JAPANENSIB, E. S. Enea, capite plano, punctato. Tho-
race punctato, linea dorsali lsevi. Elytris punctatis et leviter punc- tato-striatis, apicibus tnmcatis, bidentatis. Subtus senea, apice rufo bimaculato.
Head rugosely punctured (in some speci- mens red). Thorax punctured, especially at the sides ; dorsal line and a small space on each side smooth ; the former is met at the base by a triangular puncture; sides nearly straight. Elytra punctured, sparsely on the disk, closely on the sides, and punctate-striate ; the interstices flat. There are two or three irregular depressions on the sides, as in rustica, L., punctata, &c. Apex of each elytron truncate and bidentate. Beneath bronzy, covered with a short greyish white pubescence, apical segment of abdomen with two red spots.
Breadth 3 lines.
Entirely dull bronzy above.
Length 9 lines. Hub. On the fir. Very near punctata, but larger, and with straighter sides to the
thorax, and wit,h flatter interstices to the elytra ; it may probably prove to be only a variety.
ANTHAXIA PROTEUS, E. S. Lsete viridis, capite plano. Thorace mi- nutissime punctato, reticulato, lateribus rotundatis, basi recta. Elytris punctatis et minutissime rugulosis, lateribus inauratis, apicibus rotun- datis ; subtus viridis, albo pilosa.
Bright green. Head flat, finely reticulated. Thorax with the anterior margin very slightly produced, sides rounded, base straight, sur- face finely 'reticulated and extremely finely and rugosely punctured ; in some lights the disk appears clouded, and the anterior margin and hind angles alone bright. Elytra punctured and very 5nely rugose ; sides with a very slight golden-coppery tinge ; apex rounded ; suture raised posteriorly. Beneath and legs, which are very slender and long, green, white-pubescent.
Breadth 3 lines.
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Length 2 lines. Breadth $ line. Hab. Japan. 0bs.-The entire insect has a silken sheeny appearance, the
eolour changiiig remarkably according l o the light the insect is held in. There are some specimens before me in which the elytrlt are coppery-golden and the thorax slightly darker, its auterior margin and angles alone golden-green.
PTOSIMA CHINENSIS, Mars., An. SOC. Ent. Franc. vii. 1867, p. 54. Several examples. CHRYSOBOTHRIS BUCCEDAFJEA, E. S. Capite viridi-seneo, cupreo-mi-
cante, punctato, fronte transverse csrinata. Thoraee purpureo-fusco, transverse rugoso et punctato, lateribus cupreis. Elytris purpreo- fuscis creberrime punctatis, tribus foveis aureis utrinque notatis ; sn- tura prope apieem viridi. Subtus aureo-viridis, lateribus tibiisqiie roseo-cupreis.
Head bronzy, with green and coppery reflections, transversely rugose, and with a stroug transverse keel. Thorax purplish brown, with the sides coppery, slightly wider behind than in front; sides nearly straight ; posterior angles largely rounded ; base deeply bisinuate ; snrface deeply punctured and transversely rugose ; on each side, par- allel to and very near the margin, is a well-marked carina. Elytra brown, with a purplish tinge, deeply and very closely punctured, each with three golden foveae-one at the base (a small one), one just above, and the other just below the middle. Besides these, there is a little green spot just behind each shoulder, and a streak of green on tlte suture just above the apex; sides clenticulate posteriorly. Prom tlte apex a carina runs iip parallel to the suture till it reaches the middle fovea: another runs parallel to the side as far as the shoulder. Beneath punctured, golden green, with the sides and tibiae rosy copper- ccilour.
Head ruposely punctured, golden coppery, impressed between the eyes, and golden pubescent. Thorax golden coppery, clouded on the disk, rugosely punctured ; sides covered with yellow hairs ; posterior angles and base depressed, so as to give the disk a raised appearance; side margins finely crenulate ; base bisinuate. Elytra finely rugose, cop- pery brown in front, purplish black posteriorly and along the suture ; on rach is a small round spot below the base, an irregular narrow
Subtns seneus, aureo-pnbescens.
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band just above the middle, a well-marked zigzag band just below it, and a short band close to the apex, which are golden pubescent; apex rounded ; sides very finely denticulate posteriorly. Beneath bronzy, puuctured, covered with golden hairs.
Length 4$ lines. Hnb. Japan.
SAMB US QUADRICOLQR, E. S.
Breadth 14 line.
Capite igneo-cnpreo, tumido, vertice caualiculato. ‘rhorace igneo cupreo punctato et striato, lateribus lincaque dorsali albo-pubescentibus. Elytris antice aureo-pilosis, postice nigris, fascia alba utrirqae nigro bimaculatr ornatis, apiciblls rotundatis. Subtus nigro-seneus.
Head and thorax fiery copper-colour, the former much swollen on the vertex, with a few golden hairs above the mouth. . Thorax with the sides rounded in front and slightly emarginate near the posterior angles ; surface deeply punctate and concentrically .striate ; sides and base depressed ; disk very convex ; lateral carinse very strongly marked ; rides and dorsal line grey-pubescent. Elytra with the sides slightly sinuate above the middle ; apex largely rounded ; surfice finely rugose ; upper three fifths of elytra golden puhescerit ; yest black ; in the middle of the black portion is a grey band, which has two small black spots in it on each elytron; suture, just rbove the black part, grey. Bcnenth and legs bronzy black, covered with de- pressed white hairs.
Length 2% lines. Hab. Japan.
CRYPTODACTYLUS AURICEPS, E. S.
Breadth 1; line.
Caput aureum, inter oculos im- pressum, rugosum. Thorax niger, transverse rugosus, trifoveolatus, lateribus valdt: rotundatis. Basi lobata. Elytra nigra, utrinque macula circulari prope suturam, altera ohlonga inter eam et mrrrgi- nem, duabusque fasciis valde sitiuatis prope apicem, dbo-pilosis or- nata, apicibus rotundatis. Subtus pqctatus.
Head golden, impressed between the eyes, and concentrically striate and punctured. Thorax black, with the anterior margin produced, the sides much rounded, and the base deeply bisinuate; sur.face concen- trically striated, and with three large fovese, a somewhat round one on the dorsal line near the anterior margin, and an ear-shaped one on each side extending from the base of the dorsal region to the poste- rior angle. Scutellum golden. Elytra black, with an irregular basal band, R circular spot on each side near the suture, an oval longitudinal spot placed slightly below it but nearer the margin, and two zigzag bands above the apex white-pubescent ; surface finely rugose ; apex rounded. Beneath black, punctured.
Length 3; lines. Hub. Japan.
.%GHI LUS i -KIPioTAT,us . zBnmis. Capite punctato. Thoracc trans-
Breadth 1 h e .
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verse rugoso, linea dorsali lateribusque impressis. Elytris minute ru- p s i s apicibus rotuudatis, macula indistincta media duabusque maculis parvis inter illam et apicem albo-pilosis. Subtus aneus, punctatus, albo pubescens.
Bronzy. Head rather swollen, rugosely punctured. Thorax transversely rugose ; sides nearly straight in the *middle and converging to the angles ; disk with two impressions on the dorsal line ; sides also im- pressed ; lateral carina extending about half the length of the side and curved. disk with a very obscure grey pubescent spot just below the middle; between this and the apex are two small triangular silvery spots set side by side on the edge of the suture. Beneath and legs bronzy, punctured. .
Elytra finely rugose ; apex rounded, very finely denticulate
Length 3 lines. Hab. Japan.
AGRILUS MACULIFER, E. S. Eneus. Capite viridi, albo-piloso. Thorace dorso lateribusque impressis, albo-pubescentibus. Elytlis rtlbo-pilosis, fascia magna discali, macula parva apicali, maculaque parva rotundata inter basin fasciamque mediam aneis. Subtus Eeneus, albo-pubescens.
Head green, covered with white hairs. Thorax with the an- terior margin nearly straight ; sides converging from the anterior angles in almost straigbt lines to the base ; base bisinuate ; disk with the dorsal line impressed and filled with white hairs, and met at the base by a large oval transverse fovea ; sides depressed ; lateral carina short and nearly straight. Elytra bronzy brown, covered with white silvery hairs, with the exception of au irregular band at the middle, which is deeply cleft at the suture on its upper margin (in fact form- ing a very irregular zigzag), of a small spot between it and the apex, and of another between tbis and the base ; sides sinuate below the shoulders ; apex rounded. Beneath dull bronzy, covered with grey silky hairs.
Length 2; lines. Breadth t line. Hub. On a species of grass. Somewhat like the following in style of markings, but quite
Hcad coppery, bronzy in front, longitudinally rugose on the vertex, co- vered with very short white hairs between the eyes. Thorax coppery brown, transversely rugose ; dorsal line and sides slightly impressed and covered with a silvery pubescence ; sides rounded. Elytra finely
Breadth 1 line.
Bronzy.
BEPRESTIDb COLLECTED IN JAPAN. 515
rugose, with a large triangular or somewhat diamond-shaped spot on the disk, and their apex brilliantly copper-coloured ; the rest covered with silvery-grey hairs, although very sparsely near the shoulders ; apex slightly produced and denticulated. Beneath bronzy, covered with golden hairs.
Length 3 lines. Hab. On a species of grass.
AGRILUS CYANEONIGER, E. S. Capite vertice nigro, fronte aurea, ek- cavato. Thorace nigro, lateribus creruleis, disco longitudinaliter bi- impress0 transverse rugoso. Elytris minute rugosis, nigris, apicibus rotundatis, denticulatis. Snbtus cyaneus.
Head black and longitudinally rugose on the vertex, golden above the mouth, having two impressions between the eyes, and deeply punc- tured. Thorax black, with the sides cyaneous; anterior margin slightly produced ; sides nearly straight in the middle, and converging to the anterior and posterior margins j base deeply bisinuate; disk transversely rugose, with two wide impressions on the dorsal line ; there is also a fovea above each lateral margin. Elytra covered with very short dark-grey pubescence, black, with a slight greenish tinge, very finely rugose; apex of each rounded and denticulate. Dencath cyaneous, punctured, grey-pubescent.
Breadth % line.
Length 54 lines. Hab. Japan.
AGRILUS PILOSOVITTATUS. (Eneus. Capite inter oculos viridi, albo - piloso. Thorace transverse rugoso, lateribus foveaque basali impressis, carinis lateralibus arcuatis. Elytris breviter albo-pilosis, sutura ipsa nutla. Subtus reneus, albo-pilosus.
Head green. and covered with white hairs in front ; bronzy and rugose on the vertex. Thorax dull mieous, transversely rugose; sides nearly straight and impressed above the lateral carinre, which are almost semicircular ; there is also an oval impression just above the scutellum ; base bisinuate ; median lobe slightly emarginate. Elytra covered with a short white sericeous pubescence invisible in certain lights. Looking straight down on the iiisect, it aloud appear to have its suture, margins, and apex destitute of hairs ; but on closer examination, the suture only will be found naked ; sides slightly swollen behind the middle ; apex rounded. Beneath bronzy, covered with short white hairs.
Breadth 14 line.
Bronzy.
Length 2 lines. Hab. Japan.
AGRILUS VIRIDI-OBSCURUS, E. S. Capite thoraceque reneis. Thorace fortiter transverse rugoso, lateribus basique foveolatis, angulis postici viridibus. Elytris rngosis, viridibus j sutura, prresertim postice, senea. Suhtus aenea.
Breadth 3 line.
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Head and thorax eeneous, the former verystrongly punctured and narrowly channelled between the eyes ; the latter with hind angles green ; its sides rounded, slightly narrower behind than in front; surface very deeply punctured and transversely rugose ; lateral carina on each side curved, and forming the margin to an elongate lateral fovea, which spreads out towards the base, but does not quite touch ic ; above the scutellum is an oval depreaion, and another very slight one near the front margin on the dorsal l i e . Elytra finely rugose, green ; suture bronzy, the colour spreading out towards the apex, which is rounded; suture raised on its posterior third. Beneath and legrl brouzy, punctured.
Length 2 lines. Hub. Japan.
A G R ~ L U S MARGINicoLLIs , E. S. Bneue. Capite inter oculos viridi. Thorace dorso hifoveato, transverse rugoso, lateribus foveatis, innu- rntis. Elytris rugoais ; sutura albo-pilosa. Subtus aeneus, albo- pubescens.
Thorax bronzy, with the anterior mar- gin produced and rounded ; sides with their margins golden, slightly and regularly rounded ; lateral carinae curved ; srlrface transversely rugose; dorsal line with an oval impressiou just above the scutellum, and another below the anterior margin, which are almostunited in the middle; sides impressed in front above the lateral carinae. Elytra bronzy, finely rugose, white-pubescent along the entire length of the suture, the pubescence spreading at the base so as to reach above the shoulders on either side, and interrupted about a third from the apex. 1 donbt whether the latter character will prove constant ; but it occurs in the four examples I have before me ; apex rounded, finely denticulrte.
Length 2 lines. Nab. Hiogo, April 1871.
ACRILUS a U B R o B u s T u 8 . Robustus, aureo-aeneus. Capite punctato, fronte plans, vertice cnnaliculato. Thorace puuctato-ruguloso, prope scutellum depress0 ; lateribus rectis, carinis brevibus subrectie. Ely- tris minute rugulosis, sutura postice albo-pilosa, apicibus rotundatis. Subtus aenem.
Head green in front and rugose, channelled on the vertex. Thorax with the anterior margin much produced ; sides straight ; base trisinuate ; surface deeply punctured and transversely rugose ; just above the scutellum is a round impression ; lateral carina: very short and somewhat atraight. Elytra finely rugose; apices rounded ; posterior portion of the suture narrowly white pubescent ; bides of the body protruding beyond the elytra and covered with a grey pubescence. Beneath bronzy, grey-pubescent.
Breadth +- line.
h a d golden green, punctured.
Beneath and legs bronzy, covered with white hairs. Breadth 3 line.
Robust, golden bronzy.
EUPUESTIDiE COLLECTED 1N JAPAN. 517
Length 2f lines. Nab. On oaks, Nagasaki.
Breadth f line.
AGRILIJS AURIVENTRIS, E. S. Eneus. Capite inter oculos viritli, vertice canaliculato. Thorace transverse rugoso, foveis duabus dorsa- libus, lateribus foveatis, inauratis. Elytris nigro-seneis, apicibus den- ticulatis, antice maculis irregularibus. postice fascia valde bisinuata, aureo-pilosis ornatis. Subtus aureus, pubescens.
Head flat in front, golden green, bronzy and slightly channelled on the vertex. Thorax widest in front, bronzy; sides golden ; siirface trans- versely rugose and punctured ; dorsal line marked by an impression at the base and at the anterior margin ; sides foveated in front ; Inte- ral carinse short and curved. apex of each sharply denticulate, in front marked with numerous gold pubescent spots ; behind the middle is a zigzrg band, and a spot near the apex, of the same colour. Sides of body projecting beyond the elytra, golden. Beneath golden, punctured, covered with short grey hairs.
Elytra finely rugose, bronzy black
Lcngth 4 lines. Hab. Japan.
AGRLLUS MIERENS, E. S. Bneus. Capite inter oculos punctato, albo- piloso. ‘rhorace transverse rugoso, fovea parva rotundata basali ; lateribus foveatis, inauratis. Elytris minute rugosis, apicibus rotnn- datis, minutissime serratis. Subtus aeneo-uiger, albo-pubescens. Pe- dibus aureis.
Head bronzy, deeply punctured between the eyes, and covered with long white hairs. Thorax bronzy black, widest in front, punctured, and rugose in transverse wavy lines ; dorsal line impressed widely at the base, so as to form a small fovea ; sides foveated in the middle and golden ; lateral carina very short and straight, in fact, hardly observ- able. Elytra bronzy black, finely rugose; apices very finely denticu- late. Beneath punctured, white-pubescent. Legs golden.
Breadth 1 line.
Length 2 lines. Hob. Japan.
AGRILUS ROTUNDICOLLIS, E. S. Cyaneus. Capite inter oculos punctato et albo-piloso. Thorace lateribus rotundatis, trmsverse rugoso, linea dorsali antice et supra scutellum impressa, lateribus fove- atis. Elytris minute rugosis, apicibus rotundatis. Subtus punctatus.
Cyaneous blue. Head punctured and covered with white hairs above the mouth. Thorax with the sides rounded; surface transversely rugose and punctured ; dorsal line met in front by a transverse impres- sion, and at the base by nn oval longitudinal fovea ; sides also foveated nbout the middle ; lateral carinse well marked and but slightly curved. Elytra very finely rugose j extreme edges of the suture black ; apex
Breadth 3 line.
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of each rounded, very finely denticulate. with estsemely short white hairs.
Beneath punctured, covered
Length 2 lines. Hab . Japan.
APHANISTJCUS COLLARIS, E. S.
Breadth 8 line.
Capite cupreo, valde excavato et punctato. Thorace zeneo-cupreo, postice attenuato, lateribus rotun- datis, disco transverse bicarinato, carinia cupreis. Elytris aureo- zeueis, depressis, transverse rugosis, apicibus rotundatis. Subtus seneus.
Head coppery, very widely and deeply excavated between the eyes and punctured. Thorax widest in front ; its anterior margin raised and very finely punctured ; its sides rounded, and its base bisinuate ; disk puncture'd, with two well-marked transverse coppery keels. Elytra golden bronzy, depressed, and transversely rugose ; sides subparallel, apices rounded. Beneath brouzy, punctured. AntennE with their basal two joints large and swollen ; apical six flat and dilated.
Length 2; lines. Hab. Nagasaki.
APHANISTICUS ANTENNATUS. Eneo-niger. Capite minuto, intcr oculos excavato. Anteunis clavatis. Thorace valde punctato, sub- quadrato, disco tumido ; lateribus, prsesertim ad angulos posticos, late depressis. Elytris valde et rugose punctato-striatis, apicibus rotun- datis clenticulatis. Subtus punctatus.
Bronzy, black. Head very largely punctured on the vertex, narrowly, but deeply, grooved between the eyes ; the edges of the groove cari- nated. Antennze with the second joint very large and round; the ter- minal four joints forming a decided club. Thorax very largely, but not deeply, punctured, somewhat quadrate ; sides rounded, chiefly in front ; disk very convex ; sides widely, especially at the hind angles, and base narrowly, depressed. Elytra deeply and rugosely punctate- striate, deeply sinuate below the shoulders, then suddenly swclling out to jnst below the middle, whence they become narrower to the apes, which is rounded and finely denticulate ; sides narrowly depressed. Beneath and legs punctured.
Breadth f line.
Length 14 line. Hab. Japan.
APHANISTICUS CONGENER, E. S. Ater, capite miunto. Thorace punctato, postice valde latiore, mwginibus, prsesertim prope angulos posticos, depressis. Elytris transverse rugosis, et punctato-striatis, apice rotundato. Subtus pedibusque punctatus.
Black. Head very small, channelled between the eyes. Thorax largely and irregularly punctured ; front margin scarcely more than half the length of the base; sides rounded, chiefly posteriorly, and depressed,
Breadth 8 line.
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especially near the bind angles ; the margin itself is slightly elevated ; base straight. sides sinuated above the middle ; apex rounded. Beneath and legs punctured. Antennae somewhat as in the last species.
Length l t line. Resembles the preceding, but smaller, and map be a t once se-
parated from it by the shape of the thorax, which in this species is contracted in front.
Elytra transversely rugose and largely punctate-striate
Breadth 4 line.
CYLINDROMORPHUS JAPANENSIS, E. 8. Elongatus, cylindricus. Capite ameo, magno, tumido, punctato. Thorace aeneo, rugose punc- tato, lateribus valdc carinatis, disco transversalitcr elevato, basi valde depressa. Elytris rugosis, nigro-imeis, apicibus rotundatis. Subtus nigro-aneus, punctatus.
Head and thorax bronzy, the former very large and swollen, channelled in front and deeply punctured. Thorax widest in front ; anterior margin produced ; sides almost straight ; surface punctured in a variolose manner ; disk with a smooth raised transverse line, between which and the base is a large depression bor- dered by the lateral carinse, which are very strongly marked and nearly straight. Elytra bronzy black, transversely rugose, and punctured j apices rounded.
Elongate, cylindrical.
Beneath and legs bronzy. Length 2 lines. Hub. Japan.
Breadth -)j line.
TRACIIYS. k+ecies depressed. Thorax$attened at the sides. Elytra with
a luteral carina above the margilz.
T R A c H Y s LEWISII, E. S. Thorax aureo-aeneus. Elytra cyanea, su- tnra antice fasciisque dnabus aureis albo-pubescentibus. Subtus aenea.
&ad and thorax golden bronzy, covered with golden hairs ; sides of the latter much depressed and flattened; anterior margin very much ex- cavated, so as to receive the head, which is excavated between the eyes; sides rounded ; base trisinuate, middle lobe the largest j disk some- what irregularly raised. Elytra cyaneous, with the apes, suture, and two transverse bands springing from it above the apex golden and covered with grey and golden pubescence, the goldcn pubescence pre- dominating, especially on the snture and apex j surface irregularly punctured ; sides gradually converging to the apex, which is widely rounded. Beneath dull bronzy black.
Length 12 line. Hub. Japan.
1J)rendtb $ line.
520 ME. E. SAUNDERS ON SOME
TRACHYS GRISEO-NIGRA, E . S. Nigra. Capite thoraceque griseo- pubescentibus. Elytris griseis, macula ohlonga utrinque ante medium, ad suturam conjunctis, alteraque rotundata prope apicem nigris. Subtus nigra.
Grey-pubescent. Elytra with an elongate spot on each, starting from the base and uniting at the suture about the middle, and a small round oue between each aud the apex, black.
Thorax with the anterior margin deeply and roundly emarginate, its angles enclosing the head, up to the backs of the eyes j sides rounded, de- pressed ; base trisinuate. Elytra with its sides straight, and grdu- ally converging to the apex, which is very widely rounded; surface punctured. Beneath punctured.
Beneath black. Head deeply and semicircularly excavated between the eyes.
Length 15 line. Hab. Nagasaki.
TnAcHys ELEGANTULA, E. S. Enea. Capite valde excavato, aureo- piloso. Thorace lateribus rotundatis, depressis, postice trisiiiuato, capillis aureis obsito. Elytris punctatis, capillis aureis variegatis. Subtus punctata.
Bronzy. Head golden-pubescent, deeply excavated between the eyes. Thorax with the anterior margin largely emarginate, its angles pro- duced to the back of the eyes. Sides rounded, depressed; base tri- sinuate; surface covered with greyish and gclden hairs, with a deep fovea near each anterior angle. Elytra, sides converging in uearly straight lines two thirds of their length, then rounded to the apex j shoulders raised, lateral carina extending almost to the apex ; surface punctured, with four irregular greyish pubescent hands, the two upper ones sinuate at the suture, the apical one nearly straight; there is also a very narrow basal band. In rubbed specimens the centres of the two middle bands are generally marked strongest. Beneath punctured.
Breadth 8 line.
Length I t line. Hab. Japan.
Species withoutjattened sides to the thorax, and without lateral carinm to the elytra.
THACHYS AURICOLLIS, E. S. Capite thoraceque aureo-pilosis. Ely- tris nigris, antice griseo-variegatis, postice fasciis duabus valde sinu- atis griseis ornatis, humeris prominentibus.
Head deeply excavated between the eyes, covered with long sericeous golden puhescence. Thornx with the base bisiiiuate j surface punc- tured in a scale-like manner, covered with golden pubescence with the exception of the base. Elytra rugosely punctured. Shoulders very prominent; sides slightly sinnate below them, rounded about the middle, and then somewhat straight to the apex, which is widely roundcd. Above the middle of the elytra are scvwal irregular grey
Breadth 3 line.
Subtus nigra.
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lines, and above the apex two well-marked grey zigzag bands. Beneath black, punctured.
Length 2 lines. Hab. Japan.
TRACHYS GRISEOPASCIATA, E. S. Suboblonga, enea, micans, fusco I’ubescens. Elytris antice irregulariter griseo-maculatis, postice fas- ciis duabus griseo-pilosis ornatis.
Head bronzy, shining. deeply excavated between the eyes, and covered with golden-brown hairs. Thorax bronzy ; sides slightly rounded ; base with R deep median lobe ; surface covered with brown hairs. Elytra covered with chocolate-brown hairs ; the shoulders rather prominent ; sides rounded ; posterior margin denticu- late ; apex rounded. Above the middle of the elytra are several irre- gular grey-pubescent lines ; helow the middle two well-marked wavy bands of the same rolour.
TRACHYS ROBUSTA, E. 8. Brevis, capite thoraceque fusco-pubescenti- bus. Elytris fusco-pilosis fasciis rufo-fuscis et griseis ornatis.
Very like the preceding, but shorter and wider, and altogether a stouter insert. The bands are arranged much in the same manner; but the chocolate-brown pubescence, instead of being evenly distributed all over the elytrr, seems to be collected round the edge of the grey bands, the remaining surface being more sparsely covered.
Breadth 1 line.
Length 2 lines. Hub. .Japan. Oh,-In one specimen the brown pubescence almost covers the
Breadth 14 h e .
grey, but its uneven disposition is still characteristic.
TRACHY s CUPRICOLOR, E. S. Capite thoraceque ciipreis, nitentibus, aureo-pubescentibiis. Elytris cupreo-fuscis, rugosis, fasciis irregula- ribus griseo-sericeis ornatis, apice cuprea.
Head and thorax coppery golden, covered with golden liairs; the former excavated between the eyes, the upper margin of the excavation devoid of hairs. Thorax covered with golden hairs except just about the dorsal line, which is shining ; base with a deep median lobe j near and above each posterior angle is a slight transverse impression ; sur- face punctured. Elytra dark coppery brown, finely rugose ; their front half variegated with grey lines of pubescence, the posterior with two narrow grey wavy bands ; apex coppery. Shoulders somewhat prominent. Beneath coppery brown.
Breadth 14 line.
Subtus cupreo-fusca.
Length 2 lines.
TRACHYS VARIOLARIB, E. 5’. Eneo-nigra. Capite thoraceque aureo- pilosis. Thorace nd basin crinibus fuscis ornato. Eljtris antice, capillis
622 NU. E. SAUNDERS ON SOME JAPANESE RUPRESTTDX.
albis atque fuscis, postice fasciis duabus albo-griseis ornatis. Subtus aenea, punctata.
Head and thorax covered with golden hairs, the latter with a small tuft of brown hairs near the base ou each side of the dorsal line and another between it and the margin j anterior margin emarginate; base with a depression above each of its sinuations. Elytra ornamented with irregular flexuous bands of brown and white hairs on their upper half; below the middle are two greyish white transverse bands, the middle of each brown ; these lower bands are very strongly marked, and give a remarkable character to the species : in some specimens the brown is greatly predominant. Shoulders, which are decidedly prominent, and a tubercle above the apex, smooth ; apex very largely rounded. Beneath bronzy, punctured.
Bronzy black.
Length 2 lines. Breadth 14 line. Hub. Japan.
TRACHYS TNEDITA, E. S. Capite thoraceque aeneis, sparse pubescen- tibus. Elytris acneis, rugose punctatis, tribus fasciis griseis irregnlan- bus aureo-marginatis et valde sinuatis ornatis.
lIead golden-yellow, pubescent, depressed on the vertex between the eyes, foveolated above the mouth. Thorax, sides newly straight, bare with a deep mediau lobe, somewhat sparsely covered with dark golden- yellow hairs. Elytra with the shoulders rather prominent ; sides sinuate below them, then rounded below the middle, and converging to the apex; surface sparsely covered with short golden hairs, as the thorax, with three irregular zigmg grey bauds, the two nearer the apex well marked, the upper one rather obscure; the grey of the bands is margined on the lower side with golden pubescence. Beneath black-punctured.
Subtus oeneo-nigra.
Length 14 line. Ha b. Japan.
TRACHYS INCONSPICUA, E. S. Bnea, punctata, capillis griseis ob- sita. Thorace postice impresso. Elytris trihus fasciis griseis ornatis, quarum media valde siuuata.
Short, bronzy, shining, sparsely covered with short grey silvery hairs. IIead foveolated betweeu the eyes. Thorax with the base slightly de- pressed and deeply lobed in the centre. Elytra with the shoulders rather prominent, each with a depression at the base above the shoulder; surface finely punctured, and covered with fine short hairs arranged in lilies ; near the middle is an interrupted band of grey silvery hairs consisting generally merely of two spots ; below this is a well- marked zigzag baud; and between it and the apex, and quite close to thc lattcr, another very narrow one ; apex rounded.
Breadth 1 line.
Length 18 line. Hub. Japau . Breadth 2 line.
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PAEATBACHYS, E. 8.
A gciiere prwedente differt forma ovali, humeris haud elevatis, tJLovacis basi recta, capite plano haud excavato, antennis brevi- oribus, articulis sex apicalibus dentatis atque etiam forms posi- tuque antennarum cavorum.
This little genus may be distinguished from Trachys, its ally, by the folloa ing characters :-Shoulders not raised and prominent. Thorax with its base straight. Antennae short and hairy, with thcir apical six joints dentate instead of five. Head flat, not ex- cavated. Antennary cavities placed lower down and small. Tarsi with rather longer lamellax
N.B. I know of another species of this genus from India. PARATRACHYS HEDERIE, E. S. Aheo-nigra. Capite thoraceque
punctatis, griseo nigroque pilosis. Elytris punctatis, nigro-pilosis, fas- ciis duahus post medium griseis ornatis. Subtus aenea, griseo, pubescens.
Bronzy black. Head punctured, covered with greyish hairs. Thorax v, ith the anterior margin slightly produced ; sides rounded j base straight ; surface coarsely punctured and covered with black hairs, and with a fringe of grey hairs at the base. Elytra punctured, co- vered with black hairs, and with three grey bands, the first along the base, the second plarcd near the middle, and zigzag in i t s form, the third nearly straight and situated midway between it and the apex; the two lower bands are connected in the middle of each elytron ; apex widely rounded. Beneath bronzy, punctured, grey-pubescent.
Length 15 line. Hub. On ivy stems.
Breadth 1 line.
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On the Skeleton of the Apteryx. By TUOMAS ALLIS, F.L.S.
[Read December 3, 1872.1
THERE mere exhibited two photogrqihs of the skeleton of an Apteryx, which he had prepared and mounted himself; and Mr. Allis pointed out that it differed from the one figured by Pro- fessor Owen (in the, second volume of the ‘ Transactions of the Zoological Society ’) in the absence of a nail at the end of the wing, in the greater breadth of the ribs, in the absence of foramina in the sternum and scapulo-coracoid, and in the more complete anchylosis of the sacro-caudal vertebrae-differences most of which might be attributed to the more mature condition of the specimen.
